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Best anchorages and harbours in United States

749 documented anchorages and harbours in United States, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. 271
    AnchorageUnited States

    MOONEY HARBOR

    4.3

    Central lagoon of the Marquesas Keys, a ring of mangrove islands about 25 miles west of Key West, Florida.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  2. North Lake272
    AnchorageUnited States

    North Lake

    4.3

    Man-made lake north of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Florida, opening to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near marker MM 1072.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
  3. 273
    AnchorageUnited States

    Bull Island

    4.2

    Anchorage at Bull Island in Hadley Harbour, at the eastern end of Naushon Island in the Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts, on a mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE
  4. 274
    AnchorageUnited States

    Charles Island

    4.2

    Anchorage by Gumbys Head in the Westport River, near Westport Point, Massachusetts, on a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
  5. 275
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Hassel Island, north-west side

    4.2

    Anchorage off the north-west side of Hassel Island in Charlotte Amalie harbour on St. Thomas, opposite Frenchtown and close to Haulover Cut. Most of the island belongs to Virgin Islands National Park.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
  6. 276
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Patillas

    4.2

    Anchorage off the beach at Patillas, on the south-east coast of Puerto Rico, 17.5 NM east of Salinas.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  7. St Michaels277
    AnchorageUnited States

    St Michaels

    4.2

    Anchorage off St Michaels on the Miles River, Maryland Eastern Shore, mud bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  8. 278
    AnchorageUnited States

    West Buck Island

    4.2

    Anchorage in the North River just north of Buck Island, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in coastal North Carolina.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S
  9. 279
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Playa Carlos Rosario

    4.2

    Mooring field off Playa Carlos Rosario, on the north-west coast of Culebra, 2.1 NM from Dewey and 0.9 NM west of Flamenco.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  10. 280
    AnchorageUnited States

    Fanshaw Bay

    4.2

    Bay indenting the eastern shore of Frederick Sound, on the north-east side of Cape Fanshaw in the Alexander Archipelago, about 83 miles south of Juneau.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  11. 281
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Francis Bay

    4.2

    Bay on the north shore of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, with 29 moorings and one of the park's two designated anchorages offshore.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  12. 282
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Mosquito Bay

    4.2

    Anchorage off the mouth of Puerto Mosquito, the bioluminescent bay of Vieques listed by Guinness World Records as the brightest in the world, 1.7 NM east of Esperanza.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  13. Port Angeles283
    AnchorageUnited States

    Port Angeles

    4.2

    Large natural harbour on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, sheltered behind the Ediz Hook sand spit, on the north shore of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
  14. 284
    AnchorageUnited States

    Cuyler Harbor

    4.2

    Bight on the north-east shore of San Miguel Island, the westernmost of California's Channel Islands and part of the national park.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  15. 285
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Monte Pirata SW

    4.2

    Anchorage on the south-west coast of Vieques below Monte Pirata, the highest point of the island at about 290 metres, 5.8 NM west of Esperanza.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  16. 286
    AnchorageUnited States

    Northport Harbour

    4.2

    Anchorage basin off the village of Northport, at the southeastern end of Northport Bay on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  17. Seguin Island287
    AnchorageUnited States

    Seguin Island

    4.2

    Mooring field in Seguin Cove on the north side of Seguin Island, a high plateau 2.5 nautical miles off the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  18. Rockhouse Creek288
    AnchorageUnited States

    Rockhouse Creek

    4.2

    Anchorage inside Ponce de Leon Inlet between Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach, on the Atlantic coast of Florida.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  19. Gumbys Head289
    AnchorageUnited States

    Gumbys Head

    4.2

    Anchorage by Gumbys Head in the Westport River, near Westport Point, Massachusetts, on a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  20. Hanalei Bay290
    AnchorageUnited States

    Hanalei Bay

    4.2

    Wide semicircular bay on the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii, with a sand and rock bottom and good holding.

    • Sheltered NE, SW, S, SE
  21. 291
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Playa del Medio

    4.2

    Anchorage off Playa del Medio on the west coast of Vieques, 0.4 NM south of Punta Arenas, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  22. 292
    AnchorageUnited States

    Southold

    4.2

    Anchorage off Southold on the North Fork of Long Island, New York, in the Peconic Bay system between Town Creek and Jockey Creek.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  23. 293
    AnchorageUnited States

    Swan Creek Marina Moorings

    4.2

    Mooring field on Swan Creek, off Rock Hall on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  24. 294
    AnchorageUnited States

    Harris Creek

    4.2

    Anchorage on Harris Creek at Hampton, Virginia, a side creek off the lower James River and Hampton Roads.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  25. 295
    AnchorageUnited States

    Oxford

    4.2

    Anchorage off the town of Oxford on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where the Tred Avon River meets the Choptank in Talbot County.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  26. 296
    AnchorageUnited States

    Rock Hall

    4.2

    Anchorage off Rock Hall on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, mud bottom, with all-round shelter and fresh water available ashore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  27. 297
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Santa Maria Bay

    4.2

    Bay with a beach on the north coast of St. Thomas, west of Hull Bay towards the West End.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  28. 298
    AnchorageUnited States

    Burton island

    4.2

    Anchorage off Burton Island State Park in the Inland Sea of Lake Champlain, Vermont. Mud bottom, sheltered from the south-west through south-east.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  29. 299
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Frederiksted

    4.2

    Open roadstead off Frederiksted, on the west coast of St. Croix, beside the town's cruise ship pier.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  30. 300
    AnchorageUnited States

    Weston Creek

    4.2

    Anchorage on the East River off Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia. Mud bottom, sheltered among marsh.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE